By Andy Dong On Saturday the Barcelona beach was closed by police because too many people were on it and were too close. Police closed the beach to keep the…
Mystery of the Bombardier Beetle’s Hot Toxic Spray
By Andy Dong Recently, Athula Attygalle and his colleagues figured out how the bombardier beetle shoots out chemicals and when they are used. There are a lot of species of…
The Boiling Spray of the Bombardier Beetles
By Brayden Yin The bombardier beetle is an interesting insect. It irritates its predators with a boiling spray that comes from its rear end. The chemicals used in the spray…
Ivy League’s Fall Sports Season Canceled
By: Hannah Sang On Wednesday, July 8, the eight Ivy League presidents announced the cancellation of the fall sports season due to the coronavirus pandemic. This decision was made based…
Griffin the Harvard Student
By Brayden Yin The one who beat Harvard undergraduates in the shell game was… A PARROT! Griffin is an African Grey parrot. He works with Dr. Irene Pepperberg. Griffin’s cognitive…
Leaf-Biting Bees
By Brayden Yin Hungry for pollen? Just bite some leaves. Three species of bumblebee bite the leaves of plants that they want pollen from. To study these unique bees, a…
Scientists Make Glow-in-the-Dark Plants
By Andy Dong Scientists are making really cool glow in the dark plants so people could have one of these to light up their homes. Instead of bringing a lantern…
The NHL is back on the Ice!
By Brayden Yin The 2019-20 hockey season was cut short in March when COVID-19 happened. On July 13, NHL players were seen in the rinks of several Canadian cities, training…
The Survival of the Cross River Gorillas
By Brayden Yin On July 16, a species of gorilla thought to be extinct, called the Cross River gorilla, was seen with multiple babies on camera in Nigeria. The gorillas…
Private Schools Pose a Huge Problem for Containing COVID-19
By: Kevin Lee Dear Editor, Private schools reopening this fall presents problems for the containment of the coronavirus pandemic. Although private schools have the money to reopen, clearly showing the…